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Electric vehicle sales targets could be cut after pressure from car makers
The UK's electric vehicle (EV) sales target could be cut after the government launched a review following pressure from car makers. Currently 80% of all new cars sold must be EVs by 2030 - but motor industry figures had urged ministers to reduce…
Faster charging, safer batteries? New research could help overcome an electric vehicle bottleneck
One of the biggest barriers to wider electric vehicle (EV) adoption remains charging time. While battery capacity and driving range continue to improve, many drivers still compare the minutes required to refuel a petrol vehicle with the longer…
America plugged in 57.6 gigawatt-hours of new grid batteries in a single year, and the factory investment that powered the record came straight from the electric-vehicle industry's biggest strategic pivot
There is a number sitting in an industry report that most American electricity customers will never see, but every one of them will eventually pay for, or benefit from, what it represents. The United States installed 57.6 gigawatt-hours of new…
How Chinese electric vehicles are reshaping New Zealand's car market
Chinese-made electric vehicles are reshaping the country's car market. The value of reduced-emission vehicle imports, including fully electric vehicles, hybrids and plug-in hybrids, rose 33 percent to $2.9 billion in the 12 months to 30 June…
Andy Burnham set to introduce new rules for electric cars and plug-in hybrids
Andy Burnham is set to cut sales targets for electric vehicles (EVs). The Prime Minister will launch a consultation on cutting the proportion of new zero-emission vehicles hitting the road to 50 per cent by 2030, down from 80 per cent. The Labour…
Labour plans to water down Net Zero targets on electric cars
LABOUR announced plans to water down its Net Zero targets on electric cars today as it admitted they risk pushing up costs for drivers and won't be hit. Ministers said they were planning to loosen rules on electric car sales because they weren't…
Andy Burnham moves to cut new EV sales targets
Andy Burnham's government has said it will look at cutting electric vehicle sales targets, in proposals that could add millions of tonnes a year to the UK's future carbon dioxide emissions. The government launched a consultation on Friday on…
Electric cars can drive 30km/h faster than petrol cars in this European country
A strange motorway rule in Austria means electric car drivers can legally travel 30km/h faster than petrol and diesel cars on certain stretches of road when pollution restrictions are activated. For someone driving along a motorway at 100km/h…
Porsche could axe its first electric car before 2030 as demand slows
Porsche is reportedly planning to cull its first series-production electric car, the Taycan, by the end of the decade. Insider sources have told German business magazine WirtschaftsWoche that the German carmaker will discontinue the Taycan –…
Government could slash EV sales targets as zero emissions mandate comes under review
The government has launched a major review of the rules designed to push car makers towards electric vehicles, with the possibility that EV sales targets could be cut significantly before the end of the decade. The Zero Emission Vehicle mandate…
EV prices are rising again as automakers pull back on discounts
For the first time in 2026, EV prices are rising. In July, the average transaction price for a new fully electric vehicle jumped to $56,126, per Kelley Blue Book. That's a 1.6% increase compared to the same month in 2025, and a 1.2% rise compared…
Lexus ES 350e Review: Is this the best electric executive car?
For business leaders, corporate decision-makers and high-income professionals, an executive car needs to do more than take the scenic route through total chaos. It needs to make the journey easier, writes motoring journalist Tim Barnes-Clay. That…
Switching lanes: who are the eager Chinese buyers of domestic premium EV models?
For Eric Huang, a Guangdong-based healthcare entrepreneur who owns a Lamborghini Aventador and a Tesla Model S Plaid, the appeal of Chinese premium electric vehicles (EVs) has grown as their technology has caught up with his expectations. “I…
New, Solar-Powered Safari EVs Are Getting Us Closer Than Ever to Wildlife
Published August 14, 2026 11:59AM As dusk settled over the Mara Triangle, a section of Kenya's famed Maasai Mara National Reserve, Oloimina, an elderly male lion with an epic mane and a limp sustained from a tussle with buffaloes, started roaring.
Opinion | Just like with the yen, America cannot save the AI bubble
In a rare intervention, the US has propped up the Japanese yen. The move is seen as a bid to hold off a further rise in yields for US government bonds – amid Japan's sell-off of US Treasuries to fund its shoring up of the yen – a rise…
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